Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

15 reviews

catalyst226's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was mysterious and read like a very dark fairy tale. Some of the descriptions were repetitive but helped to call back to descriptions at different parts of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Cannibalism

Minor: Abortion

onthelam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness

_teoeo's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Horror? More like "a lot of trauma and sexual content that will make you uncomfortable!" 

(I know this is certainly the point of the book but I hated it so much)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

chloevienna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

really good!! darker than i usually read, but i see why it’s getting the praise it is - i actually wish it had gone a little darker at the end! my one criticism: the pacing. nothing substantial happens until 70% of the way through the book, and sometimes it felt like something would happen and then be undone and then happen and then- you get it. it just felt a bit all over the place, and like the author had trouble sticking to her decisions so tried to leave herself openings. with that out of the way, though, i want to praise this book - it has some of the best and richest writing i’ve ever come across. the author is clearly passionate about the english language; everything is vivid and detailed. the world-building was well done and easy to imagine, and i loved all the lore about the creatures. overall, i’d say this is worth the read!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Misogyny, Abortion, and Rape

ciitriin's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i think some trigger warnings were definitely necessary for some scenes in this book. 
i was rather bored for most of the book, it did not feel like horror till the last hundred or so pages. the bodies found in the beginning almost feel like an after thought, like the beginning was a seperate plot and then the author was told they needed to connect better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion